In a message dated 06/17/2004 4:51:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, wamydia23 at yahoo.com writes: And if Aliera does not wanted to be associated with her as a "friend" then it would make sense for Kiera to lie about how she got the gem. She probably didn't want to explain her reletionship with Aliera to Cawti, who had never seen them together. I believe that Aliera knows about Sethra and Kiera and has the good taste to keep her mouth shut. John D. Barbato, OD